CBO Cardiology Educator (REMOTE)

Company Description

More Than Just Care, It’s Community  

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.  

If you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You  

• Grow: Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance. 

• Thrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.  

• Be Well: Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges. 

• Be Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings  

Job Description

A Day In The Life

Responsible to provide education to CBO Coders along with Physicians, non-Physician practitioners, and office staff, including but not limited to: verifying and/or analyzing medical record and/or encounter form documentation to determine the principle and all secondary diagnoses and procedures; assigning diagnostic codes, procedural codes and modifiers using coding guidelines established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Munson; performing data entry; and, performing discrepancy resolution.  Serves as a liaison between CBO and sites/departments.  Assists in the orientation and training of new employees within the coding and charge capture area. 

• Create and maintain internal education program for all CBO coding staff.  
• Lead Coder Roundtable meetings, including creating agenda, meeting content and presenting.  
• Lead projects regarding changes and updates to all coding and documentation for professional services.  
• Serves as an expert resource for physicians, office management staff and central billing staff. Including in person or virtual education and researching and responding to coding and compliance questions, coordinates accurate assignment of procedure codes and modifiers.   
• Responsible for reviewing office based electronic charges and encounter forms for completion and accuracy, including accuracy of ICD9/10CM, CPT and HCPCS modifier assignment.  Codes and enters charges at a 95% accuracy rate.   
• Reviews and interprets physician documentation of surgical procedures to accurately assign and enter billing codes.  Identifies all applicable diagnosis procedures and codes.  Codes and enters charges at a 95% accuracy rate.   
• Works with central billing team to ensure charges are coded and entered within charge lag time frame.  
• Identifies educational needs and/or compliance issues and reports them to the Manager of Central Billing Office.   
• Responsible for resolving coding discrepancies related to coding and revenue capture. 
• Responsible for obtaining and maintaining education appropriate to the position. 

Qualifications

What’s Required  

• Associate’s degree in Health Record Technology or related healthcare field and five years of professional coding experience and must obtain the credentials of a Certified Professional coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-based (CCS-P), Certified Cardiology Coder (CCC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA (CPC)  OR seven years of professional coding experience and has obtained the credentials of a certified professional coder (CPC).   

• Demonstrated previous experience with healthcare-related educational activities required. 

• Must be able to problem-solve and communicate in a professional manner with physicians, staff and other health care professionals. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7 years of cardiology coding experience
• Experience creating and presenting information to Healthcare Providers and Coders
• Auditing experience 

Additional Information

Are you Munson Material? Apply today! 

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.